Ding Fengguo was far from being as peaceful as Zuo Ling had perceived him to be.
After Zuo Ling left, Ding Fengguo summoned his second uncle, third uncle, fourth uncle, and a group of high-ranking members of the Ding family to his home for an emergency meeting.
The plane was stolen, rare metal warehouses, grain depots, and arms depots were successively looted, and even the infirmary located at the main base was bombed. What does this indicate?
This means the enemy is right next to them, and that the enemy can come and go from the Ding family's residence as if it were their own home. This is no small matter!
But so far, they haven't even seen a trace of the enemy, and he suspects there's a traitor among them.
Not only did he suspect this, but other high-ranking members of the Ding family also thought so. So, who was the traitor?
Ding Youyi said sarcastically, "Master, a stranger has recently come to our house."
The name 'Zuo Ling' flashed through everyone's minds.
she? !
Zuo Ling grew up away from home and it's understandable that she harbors resentment towards the Ding family, but to say that she was the one who did it, does she have that kind of ability?
The rare metal warehouse, armory, and grain depot are located in secluded places, and Zuo Linggang, having just returned to the Ding family, could not possibly know their exact locations.
"She may not be capable, but the Bai family is. The Bai family is approaching her, probably to take revenge on our Ding family."
Ding Youyi has his eye on Zuo Ling; he won't rest until he's completely destroyed.
"She's with Nansheng every day. If it were her, Nansheng couldn't have failed to notice. Are you implying that Nansheng also betrayed us?"
It was Ding Youdao who spoke.
He didn't have much of a father-daughter relationship with Zuo Ling. He watched Pei Nansheng grow up. He didn't trust Zuo Ling, but he trusted Pei Nansheng.
Unless Pei Nansheng also betrayed the Ding family, Ding Youdao simply refused to believe that his favored son would betray the Ding family.
Pei Nansheng is exceptionally capable, well-liked, and has made numerous contributions. He enjoys high prestige among the younger generation of the Ding family. When people say he betrayed the Ding family, they all shake their heads, saying, "How could that be!"
Someone came in to report:
“Master, they used C4 bombs with four detonation points. They also poured gasoline on it. The fire was too intense, and the room has been burned to ashes. It’s impossible to tell whether the secret room was robbed.”
Ding Youdao asked, "Where is Nansheng?" He had clearly sent Pei Nansheng to the scene to check the situation.
He said he hadn't slept for several days, was too tired, and was going home to rest.
Ding Youdao frowned. Rest? He probably went back to eat his sweet and sour fish and braised pork ribs. Thinking of Zuo Ling, that rebellious daughter, he was so angry that his head ached.
Ding Fengguo said in a deep voice:
"The plane was stolen, the rare metal warehouse, the grain warehouse, and the arms depot were robbed, and now a large quantity of medicine has gone missing. These successive incidents have shaken the foundation of my Ding family. I invited you all here in the hope that you can put aside past grievances and work together to find the traitor hiding within the Ding family. If we don't find this person, the Ding family will be in danger."
Fourth Uncle snorted, "Whether the supplies were stolen or embezzled by those in charge, we don't know."
The third uncle was furious. He slammed his hand on the armrest and stood up abruptly: "Fourth brother, who are you talking about?"
Fourth Uncle glanced at Third Uncle, his tone icy: "Third Brother, if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. What's your hurry?"
Third Uncle grabbed Fourth Uncle by the collar:
"Stop your sarcastic remarks and make yourself clear. Who stole from the warehouse? Fourth brother, don't forget, you were in charge of the rare metals vault. Did you empty it yourself?"
Fourth Uncle forcefully pulled open his collar:
“I’m not as trusted by the head of the family as my third brother. I’m in charge of things that aren’t edible or drinkable. Everyone knows that grain is valuable these days. With grain, you can get anything. And the armory, I just don’t understand. The armory that my third brother was in charge of was only built last year. Not many people in the family even know about it. How could it be such a coincidence that outsiders found out about it? Who would believe there’s nothing fishy going on?”
"Stop talking nonsense."
"I'm talking nonsense, I'm talking nonsense, why are you in such a hurry?"
"..."
The two of them were exchanging barbs, neither willing to give in, and it looked like they were about to come to blows.
Ding Fengguo slammed his fist on the table:
"Shut up, all of you! You have a whole bunch of children and grandchildren, yet you still act like little kids, arguing all the time. What kind of behavior is this?"
Ding Youyi interjected:
“Master, it’s not that I’m speaking up for my father, but in the face of a major disaster, food is of paramount importance. I heard that there was almost a commotion in the dining hall today. If we don’t solve the food problem, something terrible will happen sooner or later.”
With his son's support, the fourth uncle became even more enthusiastic:
"Why not divide the grain among ourselves, so that each person can take their own share and bear the consequences of any loss, and no one can take advantage of the other?"
The second uncle, cunning and shrewd, interjected at the opportune moment:
"Natural disasters keep happening, and it seems unlikely that they will stop anytime soon. Master, why don't we take out all the supplies and distribute them to others, so that we don't get wiped out in one fell swoop?"
Fourth Uncle's eyes lit up. Second Brother is ruthless! He only wanted to share the grain, but Second Brother directly proposed dividing the family property.
With a quick thought, he realized that splitting up the family was a good idea, as it would allow him to make his own decisions and not have to worry about what others thought.
"Yes, the supplies have been distributed, and each branch is in charge of its own."
When the second and fourth uncles were dividing the family property, the branches that were subordinate to them all joined in.
Ding Fengguo was shocked. He had only been investigating an internal traitor, but he never expected it to turn into a family division meeting.
Not only did the second and fourth uncles' lineage want to split up the family, but Ding Fengguo also discovered that the branches that were subordinate to his lineage were also interested, while the third brother seemed at a loss.
The Ding family has a history of over a thousand years. The main branch is powerful, while the collateral branches can only get a limited share of the benefits. They have long been dissatisfied, and once the spark of the division of the family was ignited, it quickly turned into a disaster, and the raging fire became uncontrollable.
Separating a family is no small matter; it's not something that can be done on a whim. After a lot of commotion, the group parted on bad terms.
Zuo Ling was half-asleep and half-awake, and vaguely made it to 5 o'clock, but it was too cold to fall asleep.
After getting up and quickly washing up, I went downstairs for a run.
When I got downstairs, there were already people waiting at the entrance.
"Good morning." Pei Nansheng said with a gentle smile.
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